Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel was 99.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Dominican Republic, 1986–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Dominican Republic stood at 99.2.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Dominican Republic peaked at 99.8 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.8, in 1986.
That places Dominican Republic 64th out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 89.8 | — |
| 1991 | 92.2 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 95.3 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 97.4 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 97.6 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.8 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.5 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 97.8 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 97.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.7 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 98.8 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.6 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2 | -0.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 99.2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 99.2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.8 | 89.8 | 89.8 | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.97 | 92.2 | 97.4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.17 | 95.5 | 97.8 | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.06 | 97.8 | 99.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More gender data for Dominican Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,903 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8225 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,035 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,035 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 95,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 99,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 95,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 99,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 96,170 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Dominican Republic?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Dominican Republic was 99.2 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8 in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8 in 1986.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Dominican Republic ranks 64th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.